// Have to merge the specified settings file (dominant) and the one of the invoking Maven process
Reader reader = null;
try
{
reader = new XmlStreamReader( interpolatedSettingsFile );
SettingsXpp3Reader settingsReader = new SettingsXpp3Reader();
Settings dominantSettings = settingsReader.read( reader );
Settings recessiveSettings = this.settings;
SettingsUtils.merge( dominantSettings, recessiveSettings, TrackableBase.USER_LEVEL );
mergedSettings = dominantSettings;